Brazil's Butantan Institute identified a new mite larvae, Araneothrombium brasiliensis, feeding on a spider in a museum ...

Spider mites are notorious troublemakers for indoor gardeners. These tiny pests can wreak havoc on your beloved plants if the conditions are right. Understanding what attracts them and how to adjust ...

You've been caring for your houseplants religiously, watering them on schedule and placing them in perfect lighting. But suddenly, your once-thriving green friends are looking sickly. Welcome to the ...

If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits. These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight. At first, your plant may look a little “off,” but you ...

No larger than a grain of sand, spider mites have eight legs and needle-like mouthparts used to pierce leaves of host plants and suck out their fluids. Unfortunately for home gardeners and commercial ...

Spider mites can be a problem on many different plants, both indoors and outdoors. But at times, it seems like they have a special preference for tomatoes. Typically, we first notice we might have a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Spider mites are hatching and can harm your outside plants. Spider mites come out yearly when the weather is hot and dry. They feast on the foliage of their host plants.

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, came across a few-millimeter-long spider wearing something ...

This heat is tough on not only us, but also our plants. At this point in the season, it’s a challenge to provide enough water for them to survive, let alone thrive. It can also be a challenge to ...

COLLABORATORS: Brad Higbee, Spider mite webbing in Almonds Spider mites are one of the most important arthropod pests of ...